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For Canada Day, Guangzhou's First Street Party with Charity

A Canadian jazz band's performance, dance, BBQ, delicious lobsters and oysters, cowboy dress, champaign, beer, food...all these were fused to make a lively and joyful international street party Last Sunday (July 1) in Tianhe, Guangzhou. It was celebrating the 140th National Day of Canada on the very day .

It was also the first-ever street party in South China, attracting some 200 to participate and watch.

Canadian Consul General in Guangzhou Tim Coughlin addressed the party and cut a big birthday cake with a representative of Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the restaurant owner in the opening ceremony.

Some consulate officials and executives of commercial chambers attended and enjoyed the party, including German Consul General Friedrich-Carl Bruns and Swiss Consul General Werner E. Nievergelt.

All toasted Canada Day in the evening.

All the interviewees thought the event was successful. Shawn, Canadian owner of the restaurant, attributed this to “element of the streetparty, a sense of the community that we built”.

Charity donation

A charity donation ran as a part of the party.

During the event 1,664 Yuan (219 USD) was collected from the party guests by the Red Cross Association of Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University. Senses also donated 3,400 (447 USD), part of the party income, to the fund.